Kathmandu / Feb 13: The Terai Arc Landscape has been recognized as one of the seven UN World Restoration Flagships. The announcement was made as part of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration on Tuesday in Nairobi, Kenya. This information was shared on Tuesday in a joint news conference organized by the Department of Forests […]
Banke / Jan 16: Green activist Hement Raj Kaphale of Nepalgunj has been honored with an international award in Haryana of India. He was honored with the ‘International Tree Man Award’ during the two-day international event organised by the Lex Foundation, concluding in Haryana on Monday. The award acknowledges Kaphale’s outstanding contributions to ecological conservation […]
Amarraj Naharki / Tanahu, Jan 15: Farmers of Tanahu have earned Rs 300 million selling oranges this season. Information officer of the Agriculture Knowledge Center, Tanahu, Kiran Pariyar said that orange sale increased by Rs 40 million this year in comparison to the previous year. Pariyar said that in the previous year farmers earned Rs […]
Thakur Prasad Acharya / Myagdi, Jan 8: “The whim to go abroad had started in the village. My husband also went abroad. I alone continued agricultural production. A handsome income started to flow from vegetable farming. My husband returned to the country citing the income that I was making by selling the vegetables, now, we […]
Rukum Paschim / Jan 5 : The Rukum Paschim district has produced 21 metric tons of honey this year and the market value for the honey is some 25 million rupees. The volume of honey produced this year is higher than the previous years and the farmers created some 25 million by selling honey, Chief […]
Kathmandu / Dec 18: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has decided to appoint a sign language interpreter (interpreter service) in the help desk at Kathmandu Plaza. This decision was made by a meeting of the social committee held on Monday. “We have given special priority to social sector programs to ensure an inclusive and accessible […]
Manang / Dec 4: Manang district has received the highest number of foreign tourists since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP)’s Area Office in Manang, over 20,800 foreign tourists came to Manang in the last 11 months. ACAP’s Manang Office Chief, Dhak Bahadur Bhujel, shared that Manang welcomed […]
Kathmandu / Nov. 25: Celebrated mountaineer Nimsdai “Nims” Purja was honored with the ISPO Cup Award amidst a ceremony held in Dusseldorf, Germany, on Friday. The accolade was presented at the German Sustainability Awards (GSA), the largest European recognition for contributions to ecology and social commitment to sustainability. Notably, this year marked the inaugural recognition […]
Kathmandu / Nov 21: Ruksana Kapali from Nepal has earned a place on the British Broadcasting Corporation’s (BBC) list of influential women. This year, Kapali is among the 100 women recognized by the BBC. Released on Tuesday, the list features inspiring and influential women from around the world. Kapali, a transgender human rights activist and […]
Kathmandu / Oct 21: After 73 years of its establishment, the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) is currently operating at full capacity for the first time. The airport has experienced a surge in air traffic, both domestically and internationally, coinciding with the Dashain festival and the peak tourist season. TIA officials have reported that the airport […]